Career Accolades
- Three-time NCAA team champion (2022-24)
- Three-time MPSF team champion (2022-24)
- NCAA All-Around champion (2024)
- Seven-time NCAA All-American (2022: pommel horse, vault; 2023: vault; 2024: all-around, parallel bars, pommel horse, vault)
- Four-time MPSF Individual Champion (2022: pommel horse; 2024: all around, parallel bars, vault)
- Six time All-MPSF selection (2023: pommel horse; 2024: all-around, floor, parallel bars, pommel horse, vault)
- CGA National Specialist of the Week (March 1, 2023)
- MPSF Specialist of the Week (Feb. 28, 2023)
- Four-time MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 1, 2022, Feb. 15, 2022; Jan. 31, 2023, March 12, 2024)
- CGA National Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 2, 2022)
- Four-time CGA National Rookie of the Week (Feb. 2, 2022, Feb. 16, 2022, March 2, 2022, March 16, 2022)
- Guided U.S. to gold at 2023 Pan American Championships in Medellin ... won individual gold on pommel horse with a 13.833
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2023)
As a Junior (2024) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- NCAA National Champion (All-Around)
- NCAA All-American (All-Around, Parallel Bars, Pommel Horse, Vault)
- MPSF Champion (All-Around, Parallel Bars, Vault)
- All-MPSF Team (All-Around, Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Parallel Bars, Vault)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Week (March 12)
- Appeared in seven meets for Stanford, winning 11 event titles on the season.
- Opened the season with a 14.850 pommel horse to earn event title at Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 13)
- Won event titles on parallel bars, pommel horse, and vault at Stanford Open (Jan. 27)
- Paced the field on parallel bars (14.050) and vault (15.100) against Air Force (March 9)
- Earned the parallel bars crown in tri-meet against Oklahoma and California with a 14.950 (March 16)
- Won three individual conference titles in the all-around, parallel bars, and vault at MPSF Championships (April 6)
- Won the all-around NCAA title with career-high 86.098, while also posting new personal best 15.233 pommel horse routine at NCAA Championships (April 20)
- Finished the season ranked second in the nation on parallel bars (14.350)
As a Sophomore (2023) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- NCAA All-American (vault)
- All-MPSF (pommel horse)
- CGA National Specialist of the Week (March 1)
- MPSF Specialist of the Week (Feb. 28)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 31)
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Earned All-America honors on vault after hitting for a 14.800 to place sixth overall at the NCAA Championship meet (April 15)
- MPSF individual champion on pommel horse after registering a season-best 14.750 at the conference meet (April 1)
- Captured four event titles, including two on pommel horse, one on floor and one on horizontal bar
- Won event titles on floor (14.400) and horizontal bar (13.750) at the Stanford Open (Jan. 28)
- Posted the highest combined score on vault with a 29.554 at the 2023 Winter Cup ... hit for an event-best 14.802 on day one before registering a 14.752 on day two
- Won the event title on pommel horse in a tri-meet against California and Illinois with a 14.650 (March 4)
- Opened his season with a career-best 15.050 on vault at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 21)
- Finished the season ranked fifth in the nation on pommel horse (14.138)
As a Freshman (2022) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- Two-time NCAA All-American (pommel horse, vault)
- MPSF Individual Champion (pommel horse)
- CGA National Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 2)
- Four-time CGA National Rookie of the Week (Feb. 2, Feb. 16, March 2, March 16)
- Two-time MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 1, Feb. 15)
- Earned All-America honors on pommel horse after placing fourth overall with a score of 13.800 at NCAA Championships (April 16)
- National runner-up on vault with a score of 14.933 at NCAA Championships (April 16)
- Captured MPSF title on pommel horse after registering a 14.600 at MPSF Championships (April 2)
- 2022 Winter Cup pommel horse champion and all-around & vault silver medalist
- Finished the season ranked first nationally on pommel horse (14.825) and second on pommel horse (14.250) - including first among freshmen
- Won eight individual event titles, including four on pommel horse, three on vault and one in the all-around
- Won the all-around competition at Big Flip Open with a score of 82.750 (Feb. 13)
- Went 15.266 on pommel horse at NCAA Championship Qualifier (April 15)
- Registered a 15.000 on vault on the first day of U.S. Winter Cup (Feb. 25)
USA Gymnastics
- Member of USA Senior National Team
- Served as an alternate for the United States bronze medal team at 2024 Paris Olympics
- Helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the 2023 World Championships team final in October 2023 (252.428)
- Earned World silver medals in vault (14.849) and pommel horse (14.966)
- Finished second in the all-around at 2023 U.S. Championships (169.455) ... also won a pair of silver medals in vault (30.404) and pommel horse (28.601)
- Finished second in the all-around at 2023 U.S. Classic with an 83.424 ... finished second on vault (15.202) and pommel horse (14.872), and finished third on floor (14.550)
- Guided the U.S. to gold at 2023 Pan American Championships in Medellin ... won individual gold on pommel horse with a 13.833
- Posted the highest combined score on vault with a 29.554 at the 2023 Winter Cup ... hit for an event-best 14.802 on day one before registering a 14.752 on day two
- Guided the U.S. to gold at 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart
- Won individual gold on pommel horse and vault after pacing the field on pommel horse and vault in team competition at DTB Pokal Team Challenge
- 2022 Winter Cup pommel horse champion and all-around and vault silver medalist
- Competed with USA Junior National Team
- 2022 DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team, PH, VT
- 2020 RD761 Gymnastics Invitational, Katy, Texas - 2nd-Team, AA, FX, PH; 3rd-VT
- 2019 Junior Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Gyor, Hungary - 7th-Team (alt.)
Prior to Stanford
- 2021 graduate of Bowie High School in Bowie, Md.
- Competed for Sportsplex Gymnastics
- 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships - 7th-PH
- 2021 Winter Cup - 3rd-VT(T); 5th-PH
- 2020 Winter Cup Challenge (Jr. Div.)
- 2020 Elite Team Cup - 8th-Team
- 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships - 1st-PH; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PB; 5th-AA; 6th-VT; 8th-HB (15-16)
- 2019 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships - 1st-PH; 2nd-AA, PB; 4th-FX(T), HB; 5th-SR(T) (JE L10 Age 16)
- 2019 Elite Team Cup - 5th-Team
- 2019 Winter Cup Challenge - 1st-FX; 2nd-VT(T); 4th-PH(T); 7th-AA (Jr. Div.)
- 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships - 1st-PH; 6th-PB; 7th-AA, FX, VT(T) (15-16)
- 2018 National Qualifier - 1st-AA (Jr. Div.)
- 2018 Elite Team Cup - 5th-Team
- 2017 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships - 5th-AA (JE L9 Age 14)
- 2016 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships - 2nd-FX, PH; 7th-VT (L8 JE 12)
Personal
- Born in Bowie, Md.
- Son of Kevin and Lucille Young
- Has one sister, Sara, and a brother, Kevin
Career Scores
| Year | Floor | Pommel | Rings | Vault | P-Bars | H-Bar | All-Around |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Season Highs | 14.150 | 15.266 | 13.600 | 15.000 | 14.100 | 13.400 | 82.750 |
| 2023 Season Highs | 14.400 | 14.750 | 13.800 | 15.050 | 14.450 | 13.750 | 84.000 |
| 2024 Season Highs | 14.300 | 15.233 | 13.266 | 15.133 | 14.950 | 13.300 | 86.098 |
| Career Highs | 14.400 | 15.266 | 13.800 | 15.050 | 14.950 | 13.750 | 86.098 |